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John Voelcker
Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up.
We've often dreamed about having a flamethrower on our car--you know, getting all Mad Max when you're ahead of us driving 15 mph slower than the speed limit while you're texting or something--but we never dreamed it was actually possible.
To the rescue comes Autoloc, part of Hoffman Group International. Sadly, they've made two minor alterations to our fantasy: First, their flamethrower is actually for the rear of the car, and second, they're very, very clear that it's "For Off-Road Use Only!"
That means in open areas, at auto events, only when people have been cleared from the area, and never, ever on the road in traffic. No matter how much the guy behind you is pissing you off.
The Autoloc Flame Thrower Kit takes advantage of the fact that in older carbureted vehicles, some unburned gasoline drips out of the tailpipe. The kit includes a wiring loom, control box, activation button, and diagram; you add two coils and two spark plugs to ignite that gasoline, producing flames that it says can reach up to 20 feet. Hoooo-eeeee!
The unit costs $125 for single exhaust cars, and $199 for dual exhausts. There's an additional kit that's designed to adapt the Flame Thrower to powertrains that use fuel injection.
Hoffman also sells a Smoke Screen kit, which uses exhaust heat to vaporize a pressurized "dressing" released from a cannister. That one's $199, and Hoffman says both the chemicals and the resulting white smoke are nontoxic.
Both kits are activated by buttons on the dashboard. No, we don't get our Mad Max effect. Yet. But hey, it's a start, right?
Autloc Smoke Screen and Flame Thrower Kits at SEMAEnlarge Photo Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up. We've often dreamed about having a flamethrower on our car--you know, getting all Mad Max when you're ahead of us driving 15 mph slower than the speed limit while you're texting or something--but we never dreamed it was actually possible. To the rescue comes Autoloc, part of Hoffman Group International. Sadly, they've made two minor alterations to our fantasy: First, their flamethrower is actually for the rear of the car, and second, they're very, very clear that it's "For Off-Road Use Only!" That means in open areas, at auto events, only when people have been cleared from the area, and never, ever on the road in traffic. No matter how much the guy behind you is pissing you off. The Autoloc Flame Thrower Kit takes advantage of the fact that in older carbureted vehicles, some unburned gasoline drips out of the tailpipe. The kit includes a wiring loom, control box, activation button, and diagram; you add two coils and two spark plugs to ignite that gasoline, producing flames that it says can reach up to 20 feet. Hoooo-eeeee! The unit costs $125 for single exhaust cars, and $199 for dual exhausts. There's an additional kit that's designed to adapt the Flame Thrower to powertrains that use fuel injection. Hoffman also sells a Smoke Screen kit, which uses exhaust heat to vaporize a pressurized "dressing" released from a cannister. That one's $199, and Hoffman says both the chemicals and the resulting white smoke are nontoxic. Both kits are activated by buttons on the dashboard. No, we don't get our Mad Max effect. Yet. But hey, it's a start, right? [Detroit News]
Responses (6 total)
By Randall #1, Posted: 8/4/2009
I can't wait until someone cuts someone off with a flamethrower in his trunk. Should be some flashy headlines.
By rue #2, Posted: 8/4/2009
I want something like that but in the front of my car not the rear!
This will give me some interesting options on weekend nights.
By CollegeBoy #3, Posted: 8/4/2009
Like the concept insofar as those of us with anger management issues will now be able to "flame" people as opposed to just giving them the finger.
By VIto #4, Posted: 8/4/2009
genius- no more need for giving people the finger.. great suggestion.
oh my goodness. this is out of control.
By CarpoolMom #6, Posted: 8/5/2009
This is crazy-can't we just drive down the street without making some sort of a statement?
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